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STEP BACK IN TIME If you picked up this month’s Out In The City because of our Heroes front cover, and fancy yourself as something of a sci-fi geek, then you may well be interested in this memoir (below) from Nick Griffi ths. In the same way that Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch detailed his childhood passion for Arsenal football club, Dalek I Loved You concerns itself with young Mr Griffi th’s obsession with Doctor Who. After becoming hooked on the show at the age of four, Griffi th’s life-long love for the programme is here turned into a charming and evocative memoir that will satisfy everyone from the most nerdish ‘Whovian’ to those with only a nodding acquaintance with the show. Published by Gollancz, it’s available for £12.99 from all good bookstores now. UT-ILITY WEAR We’re already regular visitors to the Oxford Street and Regent Street branches of Uniqlo because of its ultra cheap fashions, so we were most interested to read about the launch of its new UT t-shirts (above). Basically, the company TWO FRAGRANT has asked a wide selection of renowned artists, designers, photographers Hmmm… we’re not sure how long they spent dreaming and musicians to produce over 1,000 unique styles of limited-edition t-shirts. up the name, but despite it sounding a bit like a Hollywood Designs have been submitted by such purveyors of cool as Gareth Pugh, sequel, we are loving the fragrance. Gucci Pour Homme Kim Jones, Sølve Sunsbø and Nobuyoshi Araki – with more to come - while II is nicely woody and spicy, with elements of violet, acclaimed photographer Terry Richardson has shot the ad campaign. Check it cinnamon and pimento amongst its notes. Despite its pastel out at the Uniqlo branches on Oxford Street, Regent Street and Brompton Road, colouring, it comes in a reassuringly solid and masculine or the newly opened store on High Street Kensington. chunky bottle, and can be picked up for £45 (100ml) or £33 www.uniqlo.co.uk (50ml) from all good stockists of eau de toilette. www.gucci.com
BLINGING Thomas Sabo is one of Germany’s most respected jewellery designers. The label is currently undergoing major global expansion, and this summer sees the unveiling of the fi rst Thomas Sabo store in London. From 1 July you’ll fi nd Thomas Sabo at 33 King’s Road, SW3, while from 24 August, the brand will also be stocked in Selfridges. The men’s range uses sterling silver and cubic zirconi – and items include chains, rings, cuffl inks and bracelets. We’re particularly liking the recurring skull motif (right) for that retro rocker – or Damien Hirst - vibe. Prices range from £14.95-£450. www.thomassabo.com
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FI SCI OF COURTESY PHOTOGRAPH & ' =C ;CA71 b\]e ALBUMS OUT IN JULY THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS We Are The Night (Virgin) 2Wa[WaabVS1VS[WQOZ0`]bVS`aObg]c`^S`WZ EVS\bVS<;3Q][^ZSbSZg^O\\SRbVSW`ZOab OZPc[>caVBVS0cbb]\bVSRc]`Sa^]\RSReWbV ]\S]TbVSW`PWUUSabaSZZW\UaW\UZSa·5OZdO\WaS¸ BVW`bSS\gSO`aOTbS`bVSW`TW`ab`SQ]`RWb¸a\]b ac`^`WaW\UbVOba][SVOQYa[WUVb^`Sac[SbVOb bVSg¸dS`c\]cb]TabSO[PcbES/`SBVS THE THRILLS NEW YOUNG KELLY CLARKSON Teenager (Virgin) PONY CLUB My December (RCA) Fantastic Playroom The Thrills made something of (Island) Poor Kelly Clarkson. After a smash with their summery shifting a whopping 11 debut So Much For The City Don’t use the controversial, million copies of her 2004 and highlight single ‘One Horse Town’ in 2003. They perhaps inflammatory N-term – as Big Brother might album Breakaway, you’d think everything would be rosy rushed to follow it up with the 2004’s unremarkable Let’s euphemistically call it – to describe New Young Pony Club: in the run up to the release of new album, My December. Bottle Bohemia, which largely sunk without a trace. Having ‘Nu Rave’. While they toured with glomosexuals Klaxons, Instead, she’s just parted company with her manager, taken a little longer to regroup and work on their third they’re more akin to new wave bands like Tom Tom Club and cancelled her summer US tour, and rumours are rife of offering,Teenager finds the band returning to the Beach Boys ESG, with pin-up-in-waiting frontswoman Tahita Bulmer’s clashes with the head of her record label over this new aspirations of their debut. And they almost hit the mark on innuendo-laden lyrics lubing up the sensual, languorous collection of songs. You’d think that after making them the likes of ‘This Year’ and ‘Nothing Changes Around Here’. funk of tracks such as ‘Ice Cream’. so much money, her label would be happy for her to do ‘Long Forgotten Song’ nods towards the anthemic sound of ‘The Bomb’ explodes in a flurry of beepy synths, urgent whatever the damn well she pleases, but no, apparently The Waterboys at their finest, while the title track is a soulful guitars and hi-hat drums. It grips a dancefloor by the (disco) there have been creative tensions over the direction Kelly is and melancholic reflection of how quickly age creeps up on balls and doesn’t let go. More experimentally, the samba- determined to push herself. us… from a songwriter still in his 20s! beat of ‘Hiding On The Staircase’ is what would surely emerge And what about the actual record? Well, basically, this is These highlights apart though, too much of Teenager if Tight Fit, Adamski and Salt-N-Pepa were kidnapped by Kelly’s Jagged Little Pill – a rather angst-ridden, sometimes is depressingly much of a muchness, with tracks like pop-terrorists and forced to compose a track for The Rapture. bitter, reflective and highly personal collection, with many ‘Restaurant’, ‘I Came All This Way’ and ‘I’m So Sorry’ proving Lyrically, it’s mostly about bumping uglies. If it were any songs pre-occupied with a gone-wrong love affair. But you indistinguishable from one another, with an over-abundance more filthy, Fantastic Playroom would arrive discreetly know what? It’s all a lot more palatable than you might of jingly-jangly guitars and Conor Deasy’s gratingly raspy wrapped in a paper bag. On the Girls Aloud-in-outer-space imagine. There’s the gutsy stomp of lead single ‘Never Again’, vocals. Only hidden track, ‘The Boy Who Caught All The of opener ‘Get Lucky’, Mrs. T declares “Let your girlfriend do the anthemic empowerment of ‘Maybe’, tender ballad ‘Be Breaks’ strays slightly from the monotonous template of the what your boyfriend can’t,” while suffice to say, the spiky ‘Jerk Still’ and the folky rock of ‘Can I Have A Kiss’. The five-minute rest of the album, with its retro organ and nagging bass line. Me’ isn’t about watching Countryfile with a Horlicks. ‘Sober’ is an unashamed paen to 12-step recovery, while One Horse Town? This is unfortunately more a Sassy in spades, and applying the correct amount of pressure intimate, acoustic closer ‘Irvine’… well, it’s the sound of a one-trick pony... AG to pop’s G-spot, NYPC will have a future long after the singer flexing her artistic muscles, even if the results defy Out: 23 July MySpace gigeratti have fled for fashions new.GR neat categorisation. Go Kelly! 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However, life on the outside is much harder than teenage niece Jessie, played by she anticipated, and her young daughter has already established a strong bond with Sherry’s brother Jodie Whittaker, comes to visit. and his wife, who have been looking after the girl while Sherry was in jail. O’Toole immediately falls under her spell, for although his Although bleak, this is an accomplished piece of filmmaking and Gyllenhaal turns in a suitably looks may have faded, his interest in the ladies remains authentic performance. Strangley though - given its subject matter - it doesn’t quite succeed in undiminished. A gently-paced but comic outing. delivering a truly emotional punch. *** OUT: 27 JULY *** REVIEWS BY DAVID HUDSON $ =C b]TaWUVb 47:; % =C 4==2 bbVS`S RESTAURANT HUDSON REVIEWS CAMINO, REGENT QUARTER, KING’S CROSS… Camino, 3 Varnisher’s Yard, Regent Quarter, off Pentonville Road, N1. t | 0844-606 0102. www.barcamino.com. The first new eatery to open in the multi-million pound Regent Quarter, and probably the most heavily-invested new restaurant to open in King’s Cross for several years, the Spanish-themed Camino has already garnered itself plenty of column inches. It’s the brainchild of the Cantaloupe Group’s Richard Bigg, who is already co-owner of busy London nightspots Cargo and Market Place. Is King’s Cross ready for such a venture? Well, with the Eurostar link due to open next year, and the Regent Quarter nearing completion, the answer’s yes. The Quarter itself, for those unfamiliar with the area, is the block next to King’s Cross Station. Pret A Manger and Starbucks have already staked their claim, and you’ll find Camino down a little alleyway besides the latter, within Varnisher’s Yard. The venue is split into two distinct halves, with the restaurant on one side, and Bar Camino on the other. The stylish interior is all warm and wooden – with brickwork walls, tiled flooring, pale wooden table tops, tanned leather seating, zinc bar tops all complementing each other perfectly. A huge, circular skylight illuminates the restaurant – perfect during these summer months. The menu is a study in Spanish cuisine in all its multi-regional glory. We opted for the roast piquillo peppers filled with crab in a seasonal seafood sauce reduction (£6), and the Jamón Ibérico De Bellota De Jabugo (£14.50), which was billed on the menu as ‘the world’s ultimate ham from acorn-fed pigs that roam the oak forests in Jabugo’! The ham was dry-cured and packed with flavour, but I think my companion probably opted for the better choice with the peppers, which were delicious. We went for the specials for our main courses, with my companion choosing the pork fillet with bacon, blue cheese sauce and baked apple (£13.50) – a sublime combination. 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E34=C<2B63A3BE=1CB30/@;3<E=@97<5 B637@0CBBA=44/B=<3=4B630/@A7<63/D3< 7beOabVSQZcP¸aTZOUaVW^AObc`ROg\WUVbS`O\RbVS^ZOQSeOa`O[[SRaSS^OUS"&T]`]c`TcZZ PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISJEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM © CHRISJEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM BY PHOTOGRAPHY `SdWSeO\Rb]`SORRSbOWZa]TbVS7PWhOdS\cSbVObbVSQZcP¸abOYS\]dS`T]`bVSac[[S` !# =C @3D73E bbVS`S FIRE’S WHITE PARTY 47@3@3=>3<32 :/AB;= The circuit party scene in the US has been alive and playing graphics, logos, fl ames or anything else that takes well since the 80s but has never really be taken up with the lighting jocks fancy, while the Lightbox played host the same fervour over here. All that changed recently when to sexy glistening go-go’s in impossibly tight trousers Fire hosted their very own White Party weekend. and white masks grooving and jiving under the heavenly From the white carpet outside to the mirrored and white star-like ceiling that cossets and encloses the clubbers in a decorations inside, all the stops had been pulled out for wondrously awe-inspiring space. Music was courtesy of the the occasion, even down to the white baby grand piano in usual Fire All-stars that we love (19 DJs in four rooms over the newly refurbished room three, which now resembles 11 hours!), and on this occasion they were joined by White a swish rococo-esque gentleman’s club. Following its Party Amsterdam residents Max Morel and Benjamin three-week closure in May, much of the rest of the club Aillery, who kept the sexy sounds coming thick and fast on had been revamped too. The mirror arch is now festooned the main fl oor. with Vauxhall’s largest collection of mirror balls and an The crowd were as dressed up as the club, with white shorts all new 3x3 grid of giant plasma screens is capable of and jeans featuring highly – although sadly, very few WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISJEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM © !$ =C bbVS`S @3D73E people in Fire seem to be able to aff ord tops! There were also bunny ears, boiler suits, swimwear and underwear, but fi rst prize has to go to DJ Stevie B for his teeteringly high, thigh-length, white patent leather boots – and he played a three-hour set in them – you go girl! We managed to grab a few words with Fire’s Megan about the club’s recent closure, who was ecstatic about the weekend’s success. “The White Party was amazing! We couldn’t have had a better opening weekend. The club looked stunning and the Fire faithful were out in full force, which made for a fantastic atmosphere and defi nitely a party to remember.” We also asked her about the club’s recent closure following its police raid in May - something that must have been a shock for all those who work at the club. “Obviously we had our concerns, but we’ve always worked closely with the police and that occasion was no diff erent. Their goal isn’t to close clubs down, but to create a safer clubbing community for everyone.” She was also keen to re-assure everyone that now the club has reopened, things are pretty much back to normal. “Judging by the weekend we’ve just had, things are better than normal! I think the closure really made people realize what they were missing. We also used the time to our advantage to refurbish the club even more so it looks better than ever. When we opened the new Fire Lounge jaws were literally hitting the fl oor!” The crew have plenty more parties planned for the rest of the summer (kicking off with theJuicy Pride party on 30 June) - keep an eye on details by checking the website at www.allthingsorange.co.uk Fire, South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, SW8. www. fi reclub.co.uk !% =C A13<3 bbVS`S !& =C bbVS`S A13<3 !' =C AB=@GA13<3 bbVS`S In fact, so engrained is the humble fag on my weekend clubbing ritual, I’m not sure my nights out are ever going to be the same again - or at least as sociable. I have nurtured a loving relationship with my so-called ‘DTPM Husband’ purely as a direct result on punctual, conscientious and well-timed cigarette breaks at convenient and sensible times, when Sunday night’s shenanigans get a little out of hand and we all need to head to the banquette seating and calm down a little. I’m sure the relationship will continue once the fags are left at the door, but I’ll sorely miss my cruisy cigarette time-outs. Sure, the mass movement on and off the GET ON THE dancefl oor is going to cause some serious GUEST LIST disruption to the ‘journey’ being laid down by the DJ. Groups of smokers migrating to the back door at regular The Salvation crew intervals, freezing their arses off , only to be searched on will be hosting a special their way back into the venue, is going to have more than a Salvation Gold London minor impact of the fl ow of the scene’s more credible house Pride Party on Sunday 1 nights. July at the swanky art deco And contrary to all research and focus groups telling Bloomsbury Ballroom. you otherwise, I’ve always found that the availability of Expect the Latino-tinged spare cigarettes in my pocket is directly proportional to the circuit-style bronzed-pec likelihood of returning chez moi with a guy in tow. Perhaps madness to reach new it’s the potential for interaction a cigarette creates – the heights of decadence, with steal, the light, the obvious conversation that follows – it an extra-special live PA PHOTOGRAPH BY HEIDI RYAN HEIDI BY PHOTOGRAPH plays right into my routine for reeling them in. Translate in the shape of Nemesis Rising (see our interview on page 24) and an army of go-go-cum-models sporting LA-based BUTT OUT I HAVE NURTURED A designer Andrew Christian’s latest underwear, complete with ‘Show It’ technology! LOVING RELATIONSHIP Elliot J Brown, Luke Hope @716/@2B=<9AE=<23@A74 and Per QX keep it wild AB/;>7<5=CB67A47 " =C bbVS`S A13<3 " =C @3D73E bbVS`S CLUB KALI 1:C09/:7@313 Twelve years in club loud, brash and colourful. dug out some of the classic land is a long time, and Kali, if you didn’t already tracks which have been an amazing achievement know, is the world’s largest Kali favourites over the last for any night. It’s an even gay Asian club night. The twelve years!” greater achievement birthday party attracted When asked what was the for one that exists more loyal fans from far and best aspect of promoting on word-of-mouth wide, and was soon fi t the night, she answered recommendations than to bursting… and what without hesitation. “Kali is press coverage or hype. Club a mixed crowd. Probably unique. There is no other Kali is one such club, and in 50/50 boys and girls, of club like it in the entire June it celebrated its 12th all ages and backgrounds. world. The music is special anniversary at the Dome in The soundtrack is bhangra - uncompromisingly kitsch Tufnell Park. and other world music and ‘feel-good’, while The 500-capacity Dome is sounds, mixed with some also crossing cultures and basically a large room above contemporary house and genres. There is a meeting a pub – a very large room. pop. Bhangra mash-ups of worlds both in the music It’s been variously described of House Of Pain’s ‘Jump and on the dancefl oor. as a bit like a church parish Around’ and Nelly Furtado’s We bring people together. hall or a school disco of a ‘Promiscuous’ soon had Divisions have no place at venue. Ritu, Rita and the plenty of hand-clapping Kali. And, we know that for rest of the Kali crew move and foot-stamping on the some of our regulars we are in once a month and make dancefl oor, which stayed a vital ‘lifeline’ in what can the place their own, with busy till the end of the be a hostile world.” swathes of fabric, UV lights, evening. and a big screen for playing “The night was packed, Bollywood movies. Multi- and brought tears to my Club Kali returns with a Pride coloured optic lights along eyes at times because of Party on Friday 20 July, The the bar rotate through the the love and laughter in the Dome, 1 Dartmouth Park Hill, colours of the rainbow, and room,” promoter Ritu told (above The Boston), Tufnell the overall atmosphere is us later, “plus, because we Park, N19. www.clubkali.com WHELAN EOIN BY PHOTOGRAPHY " =C bbVS`S A13<3 "! =C @3D73E bbVS`S THE GOLDEN LION 97<5¸A1@=AA¸<3E3AB/227B7=<6/A /0C;>3@:7<3C>=43 Lion Comedy Club in the goldenlionlondon.co.uk © CHRISJEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM BY PHOTOGRAPHY "" =C bbVS`S A13<3 "# =C @3D73E bbVS`S PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISJEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM © CHRISJEPSON/LONDONCLUBLAND.COM BY PHOTOGRAPHY "$ =C bbVS`S @3D73E DISCOTEC =C@4/D=C@7B3 B6C@A2/G<756B 3F1C@A7=</@313B=27A1=B31/B B633<2@3D3/:32B63 >:/13B=03/A0CAG/A 3D3@ Discotec has always attracted a diverse and mixed crowd of pleasure-seekers, and the night we visited boasted a truly pan-global selection of gay boyz and girls, all united in their desire to party! The End is a beautiful venue, situated at basement level, below West Central Street, off New Oxford Street. It boasts two separate rooms. There’s the Lounge area, which showcases the best in urban sounds, plus the main dancefl oor, which reverberates to the best in funky house. Promoter Adrian Eleftheriou took over the week-to-week managing of the place about four months ago, and he’s worked hard to ensure that the night retains its cutting edge credentials. To this end, there’s a constantly rotating line-up of DJs, which special guests fl own in from all over the world. On the night we visited, taking care of the main fl oor were DJs Lora, Lee Harris and France’s Leomeo. Meanwhile, in the Lounge, they had Pacman, Gideon, 9Bob and Qboy, with a guest PA at 1am from Mz Fontaine, who laid down the hip hop beats and rapping. The club will be celebrating Pride weekend with a special party on Thursday 28 June entitled Girls vs Boys. The two rooms will be split between the sexes, with ‘The Little Boys Room’ featuring Femi B, Guy Williams and Leomeo, while ‘The Little Girls Room’ will have Candy Bar DJs Slamma and Philly, with Brandy and Crystal on the mic. For highlights of events coming up in July, check the website at www.discotec-club.com… or just get your ass down to West Central Street on any given Thursday! Discotec takes place every Thursday at The End, 18 West Central Street, W1. There are weekly pre-parties from 9pm at Candy Bar and The Edge. For more details check www.discotec-club.com or www.myspace.com/discotec "% =C @3D73E bbVS`S HEAVEN B63B3/;/B63/D3</@353/@32C>4=@/6=B AC;;3@A3/A=<¬0=B663@3/<27<707H/ The grand dame of London gay clubs, Heaven To coincide with the end of the series on Channel 4, the established itself an international reputation as soon as it Departure Lounge was hosting an Ugly Betty party, fi rst threw open its doors nearly 30 years ago. However, with screenings of the show on the big screen, host Manny it’s never been one to rest on its laurels, and continues to dashing around in a Mexican poncho, and drag Ebony continually showcase new DJ talent and to tweak and refi ne dressed up as Wilhelmina! its winning formula. We popped along on a sultry Saturday The Star Bar is the second largest room, and on Saturday evening in June to fi nd the place buzzing with good-time nights it’s been re-christened ‘Play’, complete with its own boys and girls, all taking advantage of the choice aff orded terrace-style VIP bar at one end. David Rosen, Simon QB them by this cavernous club beneath the railway arches of and Terry T Rex took care of the Dakota Bar, which was Charing Cross Station. packed with lovers of r’n’b, hip hop and urban tunes, while DJs Nick Tcherniak, Gonzalo, Oliver M and Malcolm Duff y mainstream chart hits kept the Pop Room buzzing. took care of the main fl oor, which besides being illuminated Given Heaven’s international standing, it’s only by the usual array of mind-warping lights and lasers, staged fi tting that it should want to spread its wings, a horny dance show of muscled go-go’s. and this year the crew have taken over Penelope’s in Ibiza for the summer months. The venue threw open its doors this week, with resident jocks Pagano and Gonzalo being dispatched to the White Isle for the season’s duration. Hostess Polly has also packed her bags and headed to Ibiza, so you’re sure of spotting a few friendly faces. Mirroring its parent venue in London, Heaven Ibiza will boast its own lush Departure Lounge for members and a spectacular VIP area, The Island. In fact, the VIP members terrace will be split over two fl oors, with a beautiful terrace overlooking the Ibiza marina. Penelope’s is a gorgeous venue near Ibiza airport and opposite Pacha. It has a capacity for 2,500. The venue will be open throughout the week, although the Heaven gay night will run each Tuesday, with diff erent promotions and parties taking care of the rest of the week. 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This is an epic journey through DJ Femi B’s collection of dance music, spanning the past 30 Fans of quality Swedish pop years – everything from Paradise Garage classics, through music should get along to to funky house, soul and disco. Doors open from 7pm for G-A-Y on Saturday 21 July. early evening Champagne and cocktails in the Lounge Bar, London’s most high-profi le and admission is free before 11pm, then £10 after. gay club will be hosting a Another new promotion at Coco Latté is Thursday night’s special one-off gig from Eye Candy. Aiming to attract London’s most gorgeous three of the country’s fi nest crowd, it’s an evening for those who work in the music, pop bands – Alcazar, fashion and modelling industry. DJ Philly and Jason Hates Army Of Lovers and Jazz (Defected) spin the funky and uplifting vocal house, BWO (Bodies Without and admission is free before 11pm then £5 after. Organs)! What links all Finally, get along on Friday 29 June for a special Coco Latté three bands? They’re all JUICY CELEBRATION Pride Party, which will run till the later time of 4am. creations of songwriter Looking to head out after with the Lightbox room Luke Hope and Mike Starr will spin the sounds, and special genius Alexander Bard, Pride? The offi cial Pride and the new Fire Lounge. guest Jodie Harsh, alongside DJs Tallulah and Tasty Tim, will who is bringing Army Of Afterparty this year will For the Pride party, expect preside over the ‘Throne Room’ (normally the VIP room but Lovers and Alcazar back be taking place at Juicy on Room 1 to reverberate to open to all for Pride). Again, entry’s free before 11pm then to the stage for the fi rst Saturday 30 June. Vauxhall pumpin’ house sounds £10 after. time in many years. Expect club Fire, in association from D’Johnny, Paul Martin, You’ll fi nd Coco Latté SW5 at 180-184 Earl’s Court Road, such camp classics as with Andrew Harris, will be The Oli, Rob Sykes and SW5. For more details, check www.cocolattesw5.com ‘Crucifi ed’ and ‘Crying At The presenting this very special Gonzalo. Sean Dickson, Discotheque’, along with Juicy Pride from 11pm till David Jimenez and Elliot J the debut single from Bard’s 11am – yes, a whopping Brown will look after room SALVATION GOLD latest creation, BWO. 12 hours of Juicy madness two, while the LightBox Salvation returns for another mega-bash at The Bloomsbury Before this, on Saturday in high-tech, beautiful will bounce around to the Ballroom on Sunday 1 July, with the theme this month 7 July, expect another surroundings. sounds of Stevie B, Dave being – what else? – a London Pride Salvation Gold exclusive when the Kit “Fire has been working Cross and Alan K. Finally, Party. Expect Latino-tinged circuit-style mayhem and red Kat Dolls take the stage. with Pride for nearly a year chill out in the Lounge with carpet raucousness from 6pm till 1am. The whole event is being sponsored by LA-based The band shot to fame now and are very proud to sounds from Steven Artis designer Andrew Christian, so expect sexy go-go’s and dancers sporting their fi nest designer following their appearance be part of the celebrations. and Paul Christian. underwear! There will be a PA from sexy twins Jacob and Joshua, aka Nemesis Rising, plus on Britain’s Got Talent, but To show our support for the Tickets cost £12 in advance a guest DJ appearance from Elliot Brown. He’ll be joining the likes of Pier Morrocco, Per QX, were evicted from the show event, we will be donating from Prowler, The Box, Sharon O’Love, Luke Hope and Mattias at the decks. when the tabloids claimed a portion of the door sales BarCode and Kazbar. Feeling extra chi-chi? Why not treat yourself to the VIP package? Those who purchase VIP that certain members of the to the Pride charity.” Otherwise £15 before 1am tickets can queue-jump with their own separate entrance, enjoy complementary coat-check transsexual band worked Juicy continues to take with fl yer/ad, £17 full price and access to the VIP pre-party at the venue from 5 till 6pm. as prostitutes! Obviously Vauxhall by storm week (£12 Orange Card/conc/ It will all be followed by an even bigger Salvation party on Sunday 29 July – more details not deemed worthy of after week with its massive NUS) and £8 after 7am. about that in the next issue of Out. Admission for 1 July is £15 for early bird tickets, £20 performing in front of the all-night parties, drawing www.fi reclub.co.uk - www. afterwards - with tickets available at The Box, Clone Zone, Prowler, Profi le, Trax and www. Queen, we’ve not doubt one of the sexiest and myspace.com/fi relondon clubtickets.com. VIP tickets cost £25. that the 2,000 queens most up-for-it crowds of - www.juicyclub.net www.salvation-london.com who pack out G-A-Y each gorgeous men that London Saturday will give them a has to off er. Mind-blowing IN THE RED much warmer welcome! production and visuals, Blue Cube’s annual mega party Ruby is back! The promoters of DTPM and Fiction will be You’ll fi nd G-A-Y at the combined with stunning teaming up with the infamous Trade crew for a big post-Pride celebration on Sunday 1 Astoria, 157 Charing Cross music, truly take this club to July. However, instead of taking over Canvas, as they have in previous years, for 2007 it will Road, WC2. For more details another level – especially be taking place at DTPM’s regular home, the gorgeous Fabric in Clerkenwell. of events at the club, as The theme for the night will be ‘Dangerous Liaisons, so dust of your most extravagant frock, well as G-A-Y Bar and don your fanciest wig and grab an oversized fan. G-A-Y Late, check www. On Dance Floor 1 you can expect the fi nest in uplifting house from DTPM allstars, while for g-a-y.co.uk fans of the hard stuff , the legendary Trade will be hosting Dance Floor 2. Expect sets from Malcolm Duff y, Gonzalo and Lady Bianca. Finally, making a welcome return from a long rest is Fiction, which will set up camp on Dance fl oor 3. Re-visit that Friday feeling with the help of Stewart Who?, Luke Hope and the one and only Fat Tony. You’ll fi nd the state-of-the-art Fabric at 77a Charterhouse Street, Farringdon, EC1. Advance tickets cost £18 (excl. booking fee) through Ticketweb via www.blue-cube.net or 08700 600 100, or more on the door. www.club-ruby.co.uk # =C bbVS`S A13<3 #! =C :7AB7<5A bbVS`S 11pm. Every night’s a party at this Square, WC2. 020 7437 4303. late-night video dance bar. Leicester Square tube. Large, upmarket gay bar spread over three GOING EXILIO, LSE Underground, floors, open till 3am daily. www. =Cb Houghton Street (off Kingsway), ku-bar.com Aldwych, WC2. Saturday night gay CENTRAL SUMMER Latin and salsa night. KUDOS, 10 Adelaide Street, WC2. The team at Central 020 7379 4573. Charing Cross Station are pleased to FIRST OUT CAFÉ, 52 St Giles tube. 3pm-11pm, Sat noon-11pm, announce that their new High Street, WC2. 020 7240 8042. Sun noon-10.30pm. Beautiful and roof terrace is now open Tottenham Court Road tube. stylish café bar (great food!), with for business. Enjoy the 10am-11pm. Sun 10.30pm. Over clubbier vibe and video screens flowers and foliage 20 years old and still going strong. in the basement. Popular with or just nip up there for Long-running community café bar. Asian crowd. a fag! The bar also has a new wine menu and FREEDOM, 66 Wardour Street, LONG YANG CLUB, the what could be nicer than W1. 020 7734 0071. Piccadilly basement, Thai Square, 21-24 a nice chilled glass of Circus tube. Opulent style bar, with Cockspur Street, Trafalgar Square. Lola Lasagne wine on a sunny roof late-night club promotions for a Sunday evening club for Asian terrace? metorsexual crowd. men and their admirers. www. The venue also has plenty of cabaret booked in for July, www.freedombarsoho.com lyclondon.com kicking off withTrashville Tennessee on Saturday 7 July. She’s followed by Drag With No Name on Friday 13th FRIENDLY SOCIETY, 79 Wardour and Dolly Diamond on Saturday 14th. Lola Lasagne Street, WC1. Trendy and unique, treads the boards on Friday 20th July, and Maisie intimate basement bar, which Trollette on Saturday 21st. Finally, that Hampstead whore attracts a mixed crowd. Sandra entertains on Saturday 28th July. Check out all the action at 32 Wharfdale Road, King’s Cross, N1. G-A-Y BAR, 30 Old Compton Street, W1. 020 7494 2756. Leicester Square tube. 12pm- VENUES: bar popular with scene and muscle 12am. Huge, poptastic gay bar, queens. with a multitude of video screens, CENTRAL LONDON pop tunes and drinks promotions. CANDY BAR, 4 Carlisle Street, W1. www.g-a-y.co.uk 79 CXR, 79 Charing Cross Road, WC2. 020 7494 4041. Tottenham Court 020 7734 0769. Leicester Square Road tube. Mon-Thu 5-11.30pm. G-A-Y LATE, 5 Goslett Yard, QUEER AREA tube. Mon-Sat 1pm-3am, Sun 1pm- Fri & Sat 5pm-2am. Sun 5-11pm. off Charing Cross Road, WC2. There are various events taking place at the Crash and 10.30pm. Cover charge after 11pm. Long-running and famed lesbian Tottenham Court Road tube. Area arches in Vauxhall over Pride weekend. Fitladz Large, cruisy, late-night bar. bar. 11pm-3am. Late-night sister will be celebrating the season at Crash with a ‘Pre-Pride venue to G-A-Y Bar – more video Pre-Cum Party’ on Friday 29 June, running from 11pm BINGO BOY! ADMIRAL DUNCAN, 54 Old COMPTONS, 52 Old Compton screens, camp pop fun and cheap till 5am. Expect plenty of areas to explore and cruise, and For a very different sort Compton Street, W1. 020 7437 Street, W1. 020 7479 7961. Leicester drinks. lots of horny lads. It’s followed by the Saturday night ‘Big of evening out, why not 5300. Leicester Square tube. Square tube. Noon-11pm. A Soho Pride Spunktacular’ on Saturday 30 June (10pm till extra join Johnny Woo for his Friendly, traditional gay pub. institution. Large, traditional gay GHETTO, 5-6 Falconberg late) and a ‘Final Load’ bash on Sunday 1 July. Gay Bingo session? This boozer on two floors. Mews, W1. 020-7287 3726. At Area on Pride night there’s gonna be a Matinee unique event takes place ASTORIA, 157 Charing Cross Road, Subterranean, trend-setting gay party. Matinee is one of Spain’s hottest gay nights, and once a month at Corbet WC2. 020-7734 6963. Tottenham DISCOTEC, The End, 18 West club venue, with nightly alternative its excursions to London are always mega-busy affairs. DJ Place, The Old Truman Courtg Road tube. Huge, former Central Street, WC1. 020-7419 promotions. Rafa Ariza will be flying in to spin the summery Spanish Brewery, off Hanbury theatre, with 2,000 capacity. Now 9199. Famed and long-running sounds, and he’ll be joined at the decks by local heroes Street, E1. The July date home to G-A-Y club nights. www. Thursday nighter, running at HALFWAY TO HEAVEN, 7 Oliver M, Paul Heron, Brent Nicholls, Luke Hope, Jamie takes place on Sunday 22 g-a-y.co.uk gorgeous, designer, two-roomed Duncannon Street, WC2. 020 Head, Ben Jamin and Severino. Doors will be open from July. Johnny whips up the venue The End. 7321 2791. Charing Cross tube. 10pm till 6am, and admission is £12 in advance – www. excitement in the packed- BARCODE, 3-4 Archer Street, W1. Mon-Thu noon-11pm, Fri & Sat areaclub.info to-capacity crowd with 020 7734 3342. www.bar-code. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, 12pm-12am. Old-style gay pub Matinee will be followed by a special Pride afterhours songs, dancing, fabulous co.uk. Piccadilly Circus tube. 77 Wardour Street, W1. 020 7439 spread over two floors. session of Future at Club Colosseum. Expect three gutter couture and, of Mon-Sat 4pm-1.30am. Sun until 1274. Piccadilly Circus tube. mega rooms of partying, with upgraded lighting and course, lashings of bingo 10.30pm. Dance bar on two floors, Mon-Thu noon-11pm, Fri & Sat HEAVEN, The Arches, Villiers effects! Future launched a couple of months ago and – aided and abetted with club-style basement. Comedy noon-midnight, ‘til 10.30pm on Street, WC2. Charing Cross Road proved an instant hit, and for this special Pride session, by Ma Butcher on the Camp stand-up night each Tuesday. Sun. Traditional and fun gay pub tube. Huge, world-famous gay the venue will host a separate Trade room, with its own number cruncher and DJ over two floors. club. www.heaven-london.com dancefloor and Trade DJs. Future will kick off at 4am on John Sizzle on the decks. BLOOMSBURY BALLROOM, the morning of Sunday 1 July and run till super late. The crowd is a veritable Bloomsbury Square, WC1. Ornate THE EDGE, 11 Soho Square, W1. THE KINGS ARMS, 23 Poland Advance queue-jump tickets for Future will be £10, who’s who of Shoreditch dance space, home to monthly 020 7439 1313. Tottenham Court Street, W1. 020 7734 5907. while a joint Matinee and Future ticket will be just £20. glitter-arty, plus lovely muscle boy dance club Salvation Road tube. Noon-1am, Sun 2pm- Oxford Circus tube. Mon-Thur Finally, looking a little further ahead in July, put Saturday London lads, girlz and - check website for dates - www. 11.30pm. Stylish, hip gay bar 12pm–11pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-12am, 7 July in your diary – as that’s when the Hed Kandi make everything in between… salvation-london.com spread over four intimate floors, Sun 12pm-11.30pm. London’s bar their eagerly-awaited return to Area for another Queer Add to that the odd celeb, with regular nights from top DJs. for bears and blokes. Traditional Kandi session. Working the decks will be David Dunne, and you’ve got London’s THE BOX, 32-34 Monmouth Street, atmosphere, pool table upstairs Lisa German, Mikey D, Jamie Head and Jake Duval, with sexiest Sunday soirée! Seven Dials, WC2. 020 7240 5828. ESCAPE, 10a Brewer Street, W1. and BearHug each Friday. doors open 10pm till 5am. Tickets are £15 in advance Leicester Square tube. 11am-11pm. 020 7734 2626. Piccadilly Circus – www.ticketweb.co.uk or www.clubtickets.co.uk. Area, Stylish and award-winning gay café tube. 5pm-3am. Cover charge after KU BAR, 30 Lisle Street, Leicester 67-68 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London, SE1 #" =C bbVS`S :7AB7<5A students and alternative club 12midnight, Thu 12noon-1am, SE27. 020 8761 5200. West THE PHOENIX, 37 Cavendish freaks. Fri-Sat 12noon-2am. Very Norwood BR. Sun-Thu 8pm-late, Square, W1 (behind Debenhams long-running gay pub, with ‘local’ 7pm-4am. Door charge on on Oxford Street). Straight pub VILLAGE, 81 Wardour Street, W1. atmosphere and character, plus weekend. Large, popular bar and with basement club, which plays 020 7434 2124. Piccadilly Circus popular beer garden. club, attracting big crowds at host to gay indie night Rebel tube. 12-1am, Sun 11.30pm. Late weekends. Rebel once a month (www. night door charge. Soho’s original KW4, 77 Hampstead High Street, KU CUISINE BEATWOOD LAUNCH clubrebelrebel.co.uk). gay café bar, spread over four NW3. 020-7435 5747. Large, FACTORY, 65 Goding Street, Given its location on Lisle Brand new for Vauxhall is floors, and now with basement cost, traditional old gay pub, with SE11. Stylish, railway arch Vauxhall Street, just a stone’s throw Beatwood – a monthly PROFILE, 56 Frith Street, Soho, dancefloor and discos. regular entertainment, beer garden venue, hosting occasional dance from Leicester Square, Saturday nighter that W1. Tottenham Court Road tube. and food. www.kw4.co.uk and cruise nights. you can be sure that launches on 14 July and Stylish, big gay bar, owned by the THE YARD, 57 Rupert Street, W1. the relaunched Ku Bar runs every second Saturday team at Gaydar.co.uk - spread over 020 7437 2652. Piccadilly Circus THE LOAD OF HAY, 207 Pinner THE FORT, 131 Grange Road, is gonna be absolutely thereafter. Beatwood three floors, with internet access tube. Mon-Thur 4pm-11pm, Road, Watford, 01923-441113. SE1. 020-7237 7742. Small cruise rammed on Pride London has been conceived by and Gaydar radio. Fri & Sat 1pm-11pm, Sun 1pm- Watford‚s only gay pub, with club, open till 11pm throughout day on Saturday 30 June! David who was previously 1.10.30pm. Busy gay bar with big beer garden and regular week, with regular boots-only The bar will be celebrating co-owner and co-promoter THE QUEBEC, 12 Old Quebec hugely popular courtyard area, entertainment! www.loadofhay. and underwear parties. www. Pride weekend by opening of XXL London. Street, WC1. 020-7629 6159. outdoor balcony and loft bar. co.uk thefortlondon.com extra late – staying open “With Beatwood I’m Marble Arch tube. Huge pub, on till 3am on the Friday, trying to recreate the party two floors, attracting an older NORTH LONDON MA1 BAR, Central Station, 37 FIRE, South Lambeth Road, Saturday and Sunday night atmosphere that I enjoyed crowd. www.thequebec.co.uk Wharfdale Road, King’s Cross, N1. Vauxhall, SW8. Vauxhall tube. (29 June-1 July). All three when I started clubbing. THE BLACK CAP, 171 Camden Intimate, sleazy men-only cruise Infamous, late-night gay venue floors will be open on Beatwood is a club for real RETRO BAR, 2 George Court, High Street, NW1. 020 7428 bar, open throughout the week beneath the Vauxhall railway each day, with the weekly men, no dress code, no WC2. 020 7321 2811. Charing 2721. www.theblackcap.com. - www.ma1.co.uk arches, host to the likes of Rude Sunday Tea Dance sure to attitude just one fantastic Cross tube. Mon-Fri noon-11. Sat Camden Town tube. Shufflewick Boyz, Orange, A;M and Gravity. be an extra busy affair. monthly party.” 5pm-11pm, Sun 5pm-11pm. Bar: Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat THE OAK BAR, 79 Green Lanes, Open around the clock at For July, the team will Beatwood’s main floor A traditional boozer for the gay 12noon-2am, Sun Noon-10.30pm. N16. 020-7354 2791. Manor weekends. www.allthingsorange. be introducing their resident Micky Galliano is scene’s indie, alternative and Club: Mon-Thu 10pm-2am, Fri-Sat House tube. Friendly, divere com brand new lunch menu, coming over to the darkside student-types – Tuesday’s pop quiz 10pm-3am, Sun 10pm-1am. gay bar with late-night club in conjunction with from playing at clubs such is an institution. Long-running, famed gay pub promotions, open till 3am at THE GEORGE & DRAGON, 2 the culinary experts at as Ministry of Sound, – probably the most famous weekends. www.oakbar.com BlackheathHill, Greenwich, SE10. Boulevard on Old Compton Turnmills and the big Ibiza RUPERT STREET, 50 Rupert cabaret pub in London, with 020 8691 3764. www.gandd.org. Street. Expect a range clubs. He is joined by DJBJ, Street, W1. 020 7292 7141. nightly DJs and entertainment. THE SCALA, 275-277 Pentonville uk. Deptford Bridge DLR. Mon-Thu of tempting lunchtime “who is well known on Piccadilly Circus tube. 12-11pm, Road, N1. 020-738 2336. King’s 4pm-1am, Fri & Sat 4pm-4am, delights, with the special the gay scene under many Sun 10.30pm. Large, designer style CENTRAL STATION, 37 Cross tube. Large former cinema, Sun 4pm-2am. Late-night pub being a big helping of different guises.” In the bar, popular with professional gay Wharfdale Road, N1. Tel: 020 7278 now huge club and live gig venue with nightly entertainment and muscles and chips for second arena Ginja Ninja boyz and post-work crowd. 3294. Kings Cross tube. Mon-Wed – home to Friday night indie/rock popular cabaret nights. just £6. is returning to Vauxhall 5pm-2am, Thur 5pm-3am, Fri club Popstarz (www.popstarz. Check at Ku Bar at 30 Lisle with his new act, The Filthy SHADOW LOUNGE, 5 Brewer 5pm-4am, Sat 1pm-4am, Sun org). HIDDEN, 100 Timworth Street, Street, WC2 – 020-7437 Funmakers! Street, W1. 020-7287 7988. 1pm-12am. Big gay bar on three SE11. Railway arch club venue, 4303 – www.ku-bar.com Beatwood will take place Piccadilly tube. Exclusive, gorgeous, floors, with ground floor cabaret SOUTH LONDON home to infamous Hard On night at Hidden (home of Hard late-night bar and club for A-list and infamously cruisy cruise nights once a month (www.hardonclub. On), which boasts four gays and celeb-spotters. www. in basement. AREA, 67-68 Albert Embankment, arenas and an 800 capacity. theshadowlounge.com SE11. Gorgeously-designed, hard Rooms 1 and 2 will be CLUB KALI, The Dome, 1 dance club and cabaret rooms, giving you the best funky SOHO REVUE BAR, 11 Walkers Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, with eclectic roster of different house and club anthems Court (off Brewer Street), W1. N19. World’s biggest lesbian and gay club nights. (Chunk, Matinee, BINGO BELLE! money can buy whilst 020-7734 0377. Legendary Soho gay Asian music night, running Bootylicious...). Here’s a duo that you don’t the second arena will be cabaret club, attracting very gay every third Friday of the month. see together often… drag spinning an eclectic set of crowd with nightly cabaret, gigs www.clubkali.com BARCODE VAUXHALL, Arch 69, performer Timberlina alternative dance. There will and burlesque. Albert Embankment, SE11. 0207 and TV hostess Vanessa also a be a dimly-lit arch for COSMO LOUNGE, 43 Essex Road, 734 3342. Vauxhall tube. Open 7 Feltz! Timberlina hosts hardcore cruise action, plus SUNDAY FUSION, The N1. Tel: 020 7688 0051. Angel days a week. Mon-Thu 4pm-1am, the Monday night bingo a garden area. Langley, Langley Street, WC2. tube. Sun-Wed 2pm-Midnight, Fri-Sun 4pm-4am. Recently Timberlina and Vanessa session at the Royal Doors will be open from 07872958660 (mobile rates). Thu-Sat 2pm-1am. Long, narrow, opened and very popular club bar, Vauxhall Tavern, and 10pm till 6am, with entry Post-Pride party taking place intimate gay bar popular with with dancefloor and mezzanine last month they had a very £10 (with free annual Sunday 1 July 2007, aiming locals girls and boys. chill-out space. special guest to help draw the balls… none other then membership on offer on the to bring back that old skool the larger-than-life TV star and columnist. opening night). sense of community that used THE GREEN, 74 Upper Street, CLUB COLOSSEUM, 1 Nine “Vanessa Feltz was fantabalous! A pleasure and a joy! www.beatwoodclub.com to fuel dance culture - with N1. Tel: 020 7704 0713. www. Elms Lane, Vauxhall, SW8. Huge, Warm, funny and no holds barred,” Timberlina told us hostess Yvonne and DJ Ms the-green.co.uk. Angel tube. late-night venue for after-hours afterwards. “She was so generous to the audience we all Bailey. Open 5pm till 1am. £3 Mon-Wed 4pm-midnight, Thu crowd – hosting various one-off had a fab time - the audience went wild as she arrived before 7pm, £5 before 9pm, 4pm-1am, Fri 12noon-2am, Sun promotions such as the monthly in a Bear-Chauffeured Merc and they were ever so well £7 after. www.thelangley. 11am-midnight. London’s first Future. behaved with the Q&A. Well, for the most part. Fred co.uk ‘gay-stropub!’ Stylish, Islington Bear made a dapper butler, and Vanessa made Lisa from bar, serving full food menu and CRASH, 66 Albert Embankment, Islington’s year by signing her tits! With a permanent ink TRASH PALACE, 11 Wardour wide range of drinks and cocktails. SE11. 020-7793 9262. Large hard marker! So thanks to everyone for coming down and Street, W1. 020 7734 0522. Mixed, chilled crowd. dance club beneath railway arches making it a great night... we love Vanessa Feltz!” Piccadilly Circus tube. Sun-Thu – hosts different nights (Queer Timberlina’s bingo session runs every Monday night at the 5pm-midnight. Fri & Sat 5pm- KING EDWARD VI, 25 Bromfield Nation, etc) each weekend. Royal Vauxhall Tavern at 8pm. You’ll find the RVT at 372 3am. Indie, rock and trash fun on Street, N1. Tel: 020 7704 0745. Kennington Lane, SE11. two floors – very popular with Angel tube. Sun-Thu 12noon- EGO, 82 Norwood High Street, VANESSA/TIMBERLINA PHOTO MIKEKEAR.COM BY ## =C :7AB7<5A bbVS`S co.uk) and now Beatwood (www. Large, late-opening gay pub and – old-skool boozer popular with Regular cabaret and club nights. beatwoodclub.com) club, with regular entertainment post-club crowd at weekends. PUNK and cabaret. COCO LATTÉ SW5, 180-184 IT UP! THE HOIST, Arch 47c, South KINGS HEAD, 11 Church Street, Earl’s Court Road, SW5. Glamorous Lambeth Road, SW8. 020 7735 THE TRAFALGAR ARMS, E15. Stratford BR and tube. and upmarket gay bar and club, XXL will be 9972. 10pm-late. Door charge and 148 Tooting High Street, SW17. Intimate and welcoming East End with late-night promotions at Looking to break into celebrating Pride strict dress code. One of London’s 020-8767 6059. A spacious, gay pub – regular cabaret. weekends and members/VIP DJ’ing? DTPM in London with a party on most famous dress-code and cruise lively, attitude-free pub. Excellent room. www.cocolattesw5.com association with The DJ Saturday 30 June. The clubs and packed with men-only food served all day. Weekly DJs THE OLD SHIP, 17 Barnes Association are currently theme will be ‘sPunk Pride crowd. Open Friday-Sunday and on Friday and Saturday nights. Street, E14. Tel: 020 7790 4082. COLEHERNE, 261 Old Brompton conducting a hunt for the Party’. Yes, the theme occasional Thursdays (SM Gays). Karaoke on Wednesdays. Limehouse DLR. Open from 7pm Road, Earls Court, SW5. 020 7244 DJ talent of tomorrow will tie in with the 30th Mon & Tue, from 6pm Wed-Sat, 5951. Earls Court tube. Noon- with The Decks Factor! anniversary of punk and KAZBAR, 50 Clapham High THE TWO BREWERS, 114 from 4pm on Sun. Small, local, midnight. Larfge and legendary And those interested in the release of the Sex Street, SW4. 020 7622 0070. Clapham High Street, SW4. 020 traditional pub, with regular pub. The spit’n’sawdust feel has entering have only until 1 Pistols ‘God Save The Clapham North tube. Mon-Thu 7498 4971. Clapham Common cabaret. gone, but still popular with mixed July to submit their entry. Queen’. London’s biggest 4pm-midnight, Fri 4pm-1am, Sat tube. Mon-Thu 5pm-2am, Fri & crowd of male drinkers. You have to submit a weekly night for bears, noon-1am, Sun noon-midnight. Sat 5pm-4am. South London’s BJ’s WHITE SWAN, 556 30-minute mix to DTPM cubs, daddies, blokes, Clapham video bar, popular most famed gay cabaret venue. Commercial Road, E1. Tel: THE CULVERT, 54 Cowley Mill – either send to the hunks and chunks will be throughout the week and DJs at Large bar and separate dancefl oor 020 7780 9870. Limehouse Road, Uxbridge. 01895 256 690. postal address at www. going punky for one night weekends. room. Busy at weekends. www. DLR. Mon 9pm-1am Tue-Thu Uxbridge tube. Mon-Wed 4pm-1am, blue-cube.net or hand only, in honour of the fact the2brewers.com 9pm-2am, Fri-Sat 9pm-3am, Thu noon-2am, Fri & Sat noon-3am, it personally to Vanity that ‘both punk and XXL LITTLE APPLE, 98 Kennington Sun 5.30pm-midnight. A large, Sun 3pm-1am. Regular discos, in Room 3 at DTPM. But are anti-establishment’! Lane, SE11. 020 7735 2039. XXL, The Arches, 53 Southwark long-running gay pub and club, cabaret, karaoke and one-off events. remember – the closing “We’ve got the punky- Kennnigton tube. Open 7 days Street, SE1. www.xxl-london.com. open throughout the week and www.theculvert.com date is Sunday 1 July! feisty vocals from Luciana a week. Small, traditional gay London Bridge tube. Huge club legendary across London! Fun, The judges will then pick - the voice behind boozer for local gay boys and girls. for bears, big men and admirers, friendly, and loaded with East End THE RICHMOND ARMS, 20 the DJs who most impress Bodyrox’s chart smash on Saturday and Wednesday, plus charm. Wednesday’s Amateur The Square, off Princes Street, them with their mix tapes ‘Yeah Yeah’, Portabella’s MANBAR, 82 Great Suff olk the monthly XXL Extreme party. Strip is an institution. Richmond. 020-8940 2118. Long- to compete in a series of XXL Anthem ‘Vive La Street, SE1. 020-7928 3223. running local gay pub, regular heats taking place at DTPM Diff erence’ and Martin Ten London Bridge tube. Late-night EAST LONDON WEST LONDON cabaret and entertainment. during the month of July. Veldens ‘I Wish U Would’. cruise bar (with showers!) for The eventual winner will We have the XXL resident men-only. www.manbar.info THE ANGEL, 21 Church Street, BROMPTONS, 294 Old get to spin the opening DJ’s Christian M, Andy E15. Tel: 020 8555 1148. Stratford Brompton Road, Earls Court, SW5. set at DTPM on the August Almighty, Alex Logan, THE POWDER MONKEY, 1 King BR and tube. Big gay pub, always 020 7370 1344. Earls Court Bank Holiday (26 August), Paul Goodyear and Mark William Walk, Greenwich SE10. popular at weekends, with regular tube. Big, long- along with a variety of Ames providing the often 020 8293 5928. Greenwich BR cabaret, DJs and disco nights. running gay pub other goodies. Check the imitated soundtrack over and tube. Stylish, designer gay bar and club, open Blue Cube website at two dance arches. After spread over three fl oors. THE BACKSTREET, Wentworth late throughout www.blue-cube.net for the amazing success at Mews, off Burdett Road, E3. week. more details. Fusion, Marc Massive ROYAL VAUXHALL TAVERN, 020-8980 8557. Over 20 years old and his partner in crime 372 Kennington Lane, SE11. – small but legendary dress code Ollie Frost are taking Arch 020 7840 0596. Opening times leather club, open Thur-Sun. 3 over and presenting vary. Vauxhall tube. Door Charge. Pop Cell. If you missed Huge, traditional and historic gay THE BLACK HORSE, 168 Mile the electro-retro-pop pub, with long history of hosting End Road, E1. Tel: 020 7790 shenanigans at Fusion this cabaret. Packed to rafters on 1684. Mile End tube. Mon-Thurs NEW CHUNK! is another chance to get Saturday (Duckie) and Sunday 8pm-1am, Fri-Sat 8pm-3am, Sun It’s all change for the Chunk crew. We went along to the your dose of the action. (the post-club Chill-Out). 8pm-1am. Late-opening,East End night to take some pictures, not knowing that the evening Expect the unexpected!’ cabaret bar and disco. of our visit would prove to be the club’s last appearance at XXL takes place at The SOUTH CENTRAL, 349 former home South Central! Arches, 51-53 Southwark Kennington Lane, SE11. 020 7793 BISTROTHEQUE, 23-27 Wadeson Promoter Julian took a three-week break, but as we were Street, SE1. The Pride 0903. Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat St, E2. Tel: 020 8983 7900. going to press, was about to relaunch the night at a brand party runs from 10pm 9pm-late, Tue 7.30-10.30pm, Sun Bethnal Green tube. Very mixed, new Vauxhall home – at under-the-arches club Area. till 6am, with admission 4pm-2am. Vauxhall tube. Large, gay/straight crowd of trendy Whatever your shape or size, whether you class yourself £8 for members, £12 for club-bar with nightly promotions. metrosexuals. Great bar, restaurant, as a bear or not, Chunk is simply one of the most relaxed non-members. Horse Meat Disco (Sundays) is plus separate cabaret room. and sociable nights out in gay London. The music policy The new, monthly XXL particularly popular. is a bit of a nostalgic jukebox, with the rotating line-up Extreme session touches CHARLIE’S BAR, 124 Globe of DJs (including the likes of Ben Jamin, Jim Stanton, down on Friday 29 June THE STAG, 15 Bressenden Road, E1. Tel: 020 7790 1007. L’il John, Eazy and Severino) playing classic retro disco and Friday 27 July. Expect Place, SW1. 020 7828 7287. Whitechapel tube. Recently sounds. Everything from 70s funk and 80s pop gets an extra-cruisy night of Victoria tube. Mon & Tue refurbished, Moroccan style mashed up with today’s house, electro and chart hits. action for a very bloke-ish midday-midnight, Wed-Fri – friendly, local gay bar. “After three successful years at South Central, Chunk is crowd! For more details of midday-2am, Sat 5pm-2am, moving onwards and upwards to a bigger and better both events, check www. Sun 4pm-midnight. Dark and FABRIC, 77a Charterhouse Street, venue,” Julian told us. “Chunk will be from now on a myspace.com/xxllondon atmospheric gay bar in Victoria EC1. 020-7749 1199. Big, trendy permanent resident on Fridays at Area in the café bar and – weekend cabaret. club venue, home to legendary show bar.” funky house night DTPM each Expect regular cabaret, a new terrace area for those STONEWALLS, 286 Lewisham Sunday. wanting to have a fag, and free entry before 11pm (£5 High Street, SE13. www. after). Check out the all new Chunk at Area, 67-68 Albert stonewalls.info. Mon-Wed THE JOINERS ARMS, 116 Embankment, SE1. Doors are open from 10pm till 4am. 5pm-1am, Thur 5pm-2am, Fri-Sat Hackney Road, E2. Tel: 020 7739 www.chunklondon.com 5pm-4am, Sun 5pm-12.30am. 9854. 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COMMUNITY NEWS GAY VOLUNTEERS WIN IMPACT AWARD Jewish Gay and Lesbian Metro Centre’s innovative Metrosafe Project, which provides one to one mentoring by volunteers, has recently won the GlaxoSmith- Group: 020 8952 0137. Kline IMPACT Award worth £20,000 for its work. Judge Steve Dewar said: “An excellent organisation, that is doing the right things and doing them well. Metrosafe is an astounding example of effective service provision.” Kairos: 020 7437 6063, www. kairosinsoho.org.uk. 9 Archer St, The organisation, based in Greenwich, has volunteers from all areas of life for lots of different reasons. David, a Volunteer at Metro London W1D 7AZ. Centre, said:“The Metro Centre has allowed me to be involved with the Gay community outside the bar and club scene. In my role as a volunteer I am able to take control of the sexual health agenda and be actively involved in promoting healthier sexual lifestyle Lesbian Gay Christian choices for gay/bi men within the community.” The Metro Centre has been providing advice, support, information, events, education Movement: 020 7739 1249, and training to LGB people since 1983. It runs a range of services providing support and peer advice and a dedicated group for LGB [email protected]/www.lgcm. people 50 years of age and over. Its weekly clinic, Pitstop, provides free consultations with trained nurses and HIV, Syphilis and org.uk. Hepatitis A and B testing. ‘Pitstop’ has been running for four years and provides HIV tests for over 500 individuals per year. Lesbian and Gay Metro Centre runs Volunteer Inductions three or four times a year, offering a full professional recruitment and selection procedure, Immigration Group: 020 induction and training for our volunteers. For more information or an application pack please visit www.metrocenteronline.org or 7922 7811, www.uklgig.org.uk. email [email protected]. $ =Cb `SOQV :7AB7<5A $ =C <3EA b\Sea ALAN CARR FRONTS CRUSAID’S WALK FOR LIFE Gay funny man Alan Carr (pictured right), star of Channel 4’s The Friday Night Project, joined thousands of keen fundraisers on Sunday 10th June for Crusaid’s 18th Walk for Life. Starting and fi nishing in Hyde Park, the event is Europe’s largest fundraising walk for HIV/AIDS, having raised over £4 million for projects which provide education, information, testing, care and support services in the UK and Africa. More at www.walkforlife.co.uk and www.crusaid.org.uk NEWS FLASHES UK NEWS BARRYMORE RELEASED WITHOUT CHARGE Michael Barrymore, has – at time of going to press - been released without charge after having been arrested and ques- tioned, along with two other men, on suspicion of murder and serious sexual assault. His lawyer said the gay entertainer and Celebrity Big Brother runner-up categorically denied allega- tions that he was involved in the death of 31-year old butcher, Stuart Lubbock, at the star’s Essex home in March 2001. SPILL YOUR SEXY BEANS Terrence Higgins Trust and Sigma Research have launched the annual national online Gay Men’s Sex Survey – Vital Statistics, along with another survey, What Do You Need?, aimed at THEY’LL JUST LOVE THE COLOUR establishing the health needs of people living with HIV. Last year, over 13,000 UK men took part. The surveys can be com- OF YOUR MONEY pleted in mere minutes at www.vitalstatistics.org.uk and Whoopee! No more “no gays”! Stonewall has launched The Colour of Your Money - a plain www.WhatDoYouNeed.org.uk language guide to the new goods and services protections for gay people. Substantial I AM PRETTY sponsorship from Lloyds TSB has enabled the gay mega-charity to print 300,000 postcard- LESBIAN IVF USAGE HIKE size copies of the 12-page guide, to be distributed free across Britain through hundreds of REPULSED The number of UK lesbians using IVF is on the up, according outlets including libraries, queer venues, Citizens Advice offi ces and community groups. A to latest fi gures. During 1999-2006, the number of treatment web version is also available free at www.stonewall.org.uk. BY GAY AND cycles for lesbian couples tripled - from 300 a year to almost 1,000; the number undergone by single women merely LESBIANISM doubling. Interestingly, the biggest group of women leading VISIT LONDON LAUNCHES GAY GUIDE the statistical surge are those of all sexualities aged 40+. Treat- ment costs £4k-£8k per cycle; totting up to an average requisite Visit London, the offi cial tourist body for London, has launched a new gay guide for bill of £12k-32k per recipient. 2007/2008, containing all the information gay and lesbian visitors to the capital will need Ian Paisley Jnr – appointed by - from attractions to shopping, from gay friendly hotels to bars, clubs and restaurants. his namesake First Minister CHLAMYDIA HOME KIT LAUNCHED The guide will be distributed throughout the UK in gay venues; plus is available at the daddy to be a junior minister Terrence Higgins Trust has teamed up with online medical Britain and London Visitor Centre on Lower Regent Street and can be downloaded at www. in the Northern Ireland service DrThom (www.drthom.com) to launch a unisex home visitlondon.com/gay government – verbally sampling kit for chlamydia - the most commonly diagnosed defecates in a magazine sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the UK today. The service interview. 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PSS\[cQVU`SObS`b] bVSSabObSbVO\WTbVS COHABITATION RIGHTS RSQSOaSRVOR^OWRT]` DEAR LEGAL DOC, OEWZZW\bVSTW`ab^ZOQS¶ My boyfriend is going to move into my house and aOga5OaYSZZ rent out his house. I have asked him to contribute 1V`Wab]^VS`;Q %$ =Cb ZOe :35/: %% =C :35/: bZOe disputes. We give advice on cohabitation and pre-civil partnership agreements. What’s the hardest part of the job? Knowing that there is only so much that can be done to help people and the realisation that the legal process is a far from perfect mechanism for the resolution of interpersonal disputes. What do you love about the job? Meeting so many different and interesting clients - a cliché but true all the same. What’s the weirdest/maddest case you’ve had to cover? My last criminal case was in 1982 when I was instructed to defend a bloke accused of stealing a dead car battery used to keep open the gate of a local scrap yard. His only “previous” was a juvenile conviction for stealing parsnips from an allotment. Hence my relocation to London and move into family work. Since then many clients have brought a smile to my face but discretion means that I must keep their secrets! What do you think is the biggest benefit legally to come out of the Civil Partnership Act? A long awaited recognition that gay and lesbian couples deserve the ability to formalise their relationship in a manner which provides rights and responsibilities not too dissimilar from those available to those who can marry. Only time will tell how attractive ON TRIAL//JOHN DARNTON an option it is. We put this month’s solicitor through the Out legal inquisition What’s your biggest achievement? Having done the job for over 20 years and avoided becoming a complete cynic and COMPANY: BIRCHAM DYSON BELL believing the best is still to come. INTERESTS: ATTEMPTING (AND FAILING MISERABLY) TO ICE SKATE LIKE JOHN CURRY! Bircham Dyson Bell is one of the UK’s fastest growing and most progressive law firms, comprising What section of law do you specialise in? over 300 staff, 52 of whom are partners. Family Law, including the consequences of relationship formation and breakdown both same and opposite sex. 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Will this aff ect you? Well, not if you purely de-cluttering your house and selling of some old possessions or CDs. However, they’ll be scouring internet transactions and targeting those whose usernames appear with above average fre- quency. Those who make a living from eBay, produce items for sale on eBay, or who sell one-off items of great value, should check the HM Revenue & Customs website for advice. www.hmrc.gov.uk. BANKS VS CUSTOMERS It’s been revealed that Lloyds TSB had a second win in the courts against customers attempting claim back “illegal” bank penalty charges. Following a judge at a Birmingham county court dismissing a claim for £2,545 from a Lloyds TSB customer, a Lancaster county court dismissed a £3,000 claim from another Lloyds TSB customer, ruling that he had failed to MISSED CREDIT state an adequate claim. 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